It will be nigh impossible to prove wash trading without the exchange being very obvious or primary trader identification. Famously, a Mt. Gox data leak actual

It will be nigh impossible to prove wash trading without the exchange being very obvious or primary trader identification. Famously, a Mt. Gox data leak actually proved wash trading on that exchange conclusively as same trader IDs took their own orders. [1] So there definitely is proven precedent in the crypto market. I am not saying it doesn't happen and isn't likely on unaudited/unregulated exchanges. I just want to highlight that the authors make very strong claims and alternative explanations should be explored. 1. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3362153 https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3362153